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Blue Impact Videos

We are all connected to the oceans and to the species that live in ocean ecosystems. This blue impact video series presents the challenges ocean animals face from global climate change, and how communities are working together to make a difference for the blue planet.

The introduction explains how climate change works, showing how a carbon dioxide blanket wraps around Earth, trapping heat on the surface. Each challenge segment features a different ocean species and describes how that animal is affected by increasing temperatures. There are also action segments that highlight community level solution-oriented activities.

These videos were developed by the New England Aquarium with Untravel Media as part of a grant from NOAA Climate Collaborative. They are available for any institution to use for educational or training purposes.

The Action segments highlight examples of community-scale actions already underway to minimize energy use and waste, and to encourage positive social and civic policy. The end of each video gives viewers a way to share their own stories by sharing on their favorite social network with the hashtag #blueimpact. Institutions can then monitor and collect these stories for their own use.

Swap Shop – A community recycling program saves resources and conserves energy.

Team Bike Challenge – Workplace colleagues bike to work to keep cars off the road and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.